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Microsoft Trumps Google, Yahoo! R&D Budgets

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the just-because-they-can dept.

Rob writes to mention a Computer Business Review Online article on Microsoft's commitment to out-spend Google and Yahoo! on innovation in the coming year. From the article: "Microsoft Corp will spend over $1bn on R&D just in its MSN unit, for the fiscal year starting in July, chief executive Steve Ballmer told an audience of would-be advertising customers. The money, part of the surprise spending package that recently gave Microsoft's share price its biggest single-day drop in five years, comes as the company struggles to catch up to Yahoo! Inc and Google Inc in the search and online advertising market."

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  1. Re:Dear Microsoft stockholders, by east+coast · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You mean for all these years any company that has spent $$$ on R&D has wasted it's time and cash? Damn. I think you're onto something. This is truely an innovation in and of itself.

    Attention all armchair businessmen! If big bucks on R&D was a waste companies wouldn't do it. If you had as much insight into this as you think you'd be the next one with the Bill Gates cashflow, not a pizza delivery monkey.

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  2. Re:I don't know about you... by Atzanteol · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    but if they are going to spend the money they stole through their OS monopoly

    Stole? Brother... Where's the "current administration" reference and "foreign oil" comment?

    Grownups are talking now, please be quiet.

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  3. Re:Google's press release in response... by buswolley · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Is Microsoft planning on joining Google in the child porn industry?

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